fightingsioux4life

Pure stupidity.

It was spring break last week and I imagine everyone was still making their way home.

They won the Penrose and the Natty in 2016, so I am not buying that. Maybe the let-down after the high of winning the Penrose was bigger than we expected? The 2016 team played poorly at the Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis, but rolled from there. The 1997 team suffered an embarrassing sweep at Denver that prevented them from winning the McNaughton Cup outright. We all know what happened after that. The 2000 team went to 3 games vs. Denver in the first round and never lost a game after that. I really hope they haven't screwed themselves out of being placed in Sioux Falls, because I am hoping to see them in person for all their NCAA games. Whatever happens, I will support this team throughout their journey.

Martinson is being groomed to take over when Chaves retires. God help us if that happens. It is time President Armacost shows some leadership in this area, because nothing will happen without that.

If Sather can hang onto his young core, they could make big strides next season.

That WMU vs. SCSU match up will be one to watch.

Enough about luck. Ralph Engelstad told us that "The harder I work, the luckier I get." Luck is a sorry excuse of an alibi. This athletic department is being run like a high school. That isn't "bad luck", that's a conscious choice.

But Chaves has a regular podcast, so we shouldn't complain about anything ever.

IALTO!

Thanks, I knew I was forgetting something.

Don't count on it. Because at UND, it's all about "the student-athlete experience". #justlikehighschool

I guess Chaves finally did enough contemplating and surveying of the landscape.

Mallory Bernhard would probably get a multi-year contract extension if the team somehow wins 20+ games, that's how screwed up this athletic department is. But I don't see that happening. I predict 5 wins at most, with a last place finish in the Summit. And it still won't be enough to persuade Chaves to make a change at the top.

Is that one of the administrative positions that the UND suits insist is required by Federal government regulations?

Even if the REA contract was better, we still wouldn't have the accountability, expectations and standards needed at the top to win at a high level across the board.

A Commitment to Excellence. UND seems to have a Commitment to Excrement.

Amen. What I don't want to hear from Hennessey this weekend is how "outstanding" Miami's goaltender is playing or how Miami is playing a great road game. Miami would struggle to earn home ice in the AHA and should be dispatched in two games. No Excuses.

UND will take the series in 2 providing they don't lose the zone on a 5×3 PP because the puck went under someone's freaking skate. DU in 2 CC in 2 SCSU in 3

The Vikings can no longer ignore the QB position. They must trade up in the draft to get a franchise QB. No more "competitive rebuild" baloney. And no using their first round pick on a corner. In today's NFL, if you don't have a QB, you don't have a team.

So if we lose to Miami next week, it won't be their fault either?

Falling behind 3-0 is your idea of playing "fine"? And we beat the Goofs and BU this year, so we are in the same "ballpark" as them.

The team can stop all the rants by playing with some energy and urgency.

Watch out, someone might call you a "ledgie".

Hot goalie my a$$. That doesn't explain the lack of urgency from the Penrose Cup winners. We'll make Miami's goalie look good if we come out like this next week.

If this happens next week, will everyone blame "bad luck"?